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McGlinchey Stafford announces 50 Practice Areas Ranked in 2020 Best Law Firms®
Read Time: 1 minMcGlinchey Stafford PLLC is pleased to announce three national practice group rankings and 47 metropolitan practice area rankings (up from 41 in 2019) in the 2020 edition of U.S. News/Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms®.
The firm received a National Tier 2 ranking in Financial Services Regulation Law, as well as National Tier 3 rankings in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Banking & Finance, recognizing the breadth of work and strength of the firm’s Consumer Financial Services and Commercial Litigation teams.
McGlinchey Stafford received metropolitan rankings for 47 practice areas, including 21 “Metropolitan Tier One” rankings, in Baton Rouge, Birmingham, Cleveland, Fort Lauderdale, Jackson, and New Orleans.
The firm added six newly recognized practice areas to its rankings in various metropolitan areas in 2020, including three completely new rankings for the firm in the areas of Bet the Company Litigation (in two metropolitan markets), Commercial Transactions/UCC Law, and Litigation – Insurance.
The following practice areas were recognized at the Metropolitan level:
BATON ROUGE
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation (*new ranking for the firm)
Commercial Litigation
Commercial Transactions / UCC Law (*new ranking for the firm)
Corporate Law
Insurance Law
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Environmental
Litigation – Real Estate
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
Patent Law
Real Estate Law
Trademark Law
BIRMINGHAM
Commercial Finance Law
Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Litigation – Banking & Finance (*new ranking for Birmingham)
Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
Litigation – Real Estate
CLEVELAND
Commercial Litigation
Financial Services Regulation Law
FT. LAUDERDALE
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Real Estate
Real Estate Law
JACKSON
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Municipal
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
NEW ORLEANS
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Bet-the-Company Litigation (*new ranking for the firm)
Banking and Finance Law (*new ranking for New Orleans)
Commercial Litigation
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management
Litigation – Banking & Finance
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation – Insurance (*new ranking for the firm)
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions
Litigation – Real Estate
Litigation – Trusts & Estates
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
These practice area rankings follow the release of rankings in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America® in August, which honored 42 McGlinchey Stafford attorneys (up from 39 in 2019) in 36 practice areas across seven states. Six McGlinchey Stafford attorneys representing six practice areas and three offices received recognition as “Lawyer of the Year” (which honors one attorney in each practice area and designated metropolitan area), up from four attorneys in 2019. The firm was top-listed in Baton Rouge in the area of Insurance Law, reflecting the number of McGlinchey Stafford attorneys listed, and the firm’s depth in that practice area.
Firms included in the 2020 Best Law Firms list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
The 2020 edition of Best Law Firms includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas. Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.